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United Kingdom Unemployment Rate 2026-04-21 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-02-28 Unemployment Rate release printed 4.9. The previous reading was 5.2, while the forecast field is 5.17. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Bank of England policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
4.9
Previous
5.2
Forecast
5.17

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Public release ID
gbp_unemployment_2026-04-21

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate chart through 2026-02-28
GBP Unemployment Rate readings through 2026-02-28. Latest: 4.9.

Unemployment Rate release read

The 2026-02-28 Unemployment Rate release printed 4.9. The previous reading was 5.2, while the forecast field is 5.17. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Bank of England policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The forecast marker for this release is 5.17 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_unemployment_2026-04-21
API announcement ID gbp_unemployment_2026-02-28
Release time
2026-04-21 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-02-28
Actual value 4.9
Previous value 5.2
Forecast 5.17 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -0.27
Announcement timestamp 1776751200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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2026-05-19 07:00 Europe/London · 5

Older release

2026-03-19 07:00 Europe/London · 5.2

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.
Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1776751200,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-04-21T07:00:00+01:00",
  "announcement_id": "gbp_unemployment_2026-02-28",
  "date": "2026-02-28",
  "forecast": 5.17,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "observation_id": "gbp_unemployment_canonical_level_sa_standard_period_2026-02-28",
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 5.2,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1772262000,
      "val": 5.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1776751200,
      "val": 4.9
    }
  ],
  "val": 4.9
}